Cooking Appliance
First Claim
1. A cooking appliance that supplies superheated steam while food is cooked, the cooking appliance comprising:
- a main body, a front of which is opened and in which a cooking compartment is disposed;
a heating chamber disposed in the main body to be in communication with the cooking compartment;
a steam generator disposed to generate steam sprayed into the heating chamber; and
a convection heater disposed in the heating chamber to heat the heating chamber and the cooking compartment,wherein the convection heater heats steam discharged from the steam generator, and the steam discharged from the steam generator is in a superheated steam state, is sprayed into the heating chamber and is supplied into the cooking compartment.
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Abstract
Provided is a cooking appliance having an improved structure in which superheated steam is capable of being used during a cooking operation. The cooking appliance supplies superheated steam while food is cooked, and includes: a main body, a front of which is opened and in which a cooking compartment is disposed; a heating chamber disposed in the main body to be in communication with the cooking compartment; a steam generator disposed to generate steam sprayed into the heating chamber; and a convection heater disposed in the heating chamber to heat the heating chamber and the cooking compartment. The convection heater heats steam discharged from the steam generator, and the steam discharged from the steam generator, in a superheated steam state, is sprayed into the heating chamber and supplied into the cooking compartment.
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26 Claims
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1. A cooking appliance that supplies superheated steam while food is cooked, the cooking appliance comprising:
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a main body, a front of which is opened and in which a cooking compartment is disposed; a heating chamber disposed in the main body to be in communication with the cooking compartment; a steam generator disposed to generate steam sprayed into the heating chamber; and a convection heater disposed in the heating chamber to heat the heating chamber and the cooking compartment, wherein the convection heater heats steam discharged from the steam generator, and the steam discharged from the steam generator is in a superheated steam state, is sprayed into the heating chamber and is supplied into the cooking compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cooking appliance that supplies superheated steam while food is cooked, the cooking appliance comprising:
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a main body in which a cooking compartment is disposed; a steam generator disposed to generate steam by primarily heating supplied water; a steam supplying flow path that connects the steam generator and the cooking compartment so that steam generated by the steam generator is moved to the cooking compartment; and a heater disposed on the steam supplying flow path to form superheated steam by secondarily heating steam generated by the steam generator. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A cooking appliance that supplies superheated steam while food is cooked, the cooking appliance comprising:
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a main body, a front of which is opened and in which a cooking compartment is disposed; a steam generator disposed to generate steam sprayed into the cooking compartment; a convection heater disposed in the main body to heat steam discharged from the steam generator; and a steam supplying pipe that is connected to the steam generator so that air discharged from the steam generator is moved, and that extends to an inside of the cooking compartment, wherein steam discharged from the steam generator is heated by the convection heater while passing through the steam supplying pipe, and the steam in a superheated steam state is sprayed into the cooking compartment. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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Specification